callus en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkæləs/ (General-American, UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin callum (“hard skin”). Displaced Old English wearr.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
Sylvanshine had once been on a first date with a Xerox rep who had complex and slightly repulsive patterns of callus on her fingers from playing the banjo semi-professionally
2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 17:
- (countable, uncountable) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
- (countable, uncountable) The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
- (countable, uncountable) In orchids, a fleshy outgrowth from the labellum.
- (countable, uncountable) In grasses, a hardened extension from the base of a floret, which may or may not elongate and is often covered in hairs or bristles.
- (countable, uncountable) A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calluses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| calli | Number=Plur | hypercorrect | lexicographic |
Deriveds
subcallus · calluslike · callused · callousy · callusy
Relateds
Translations (102)
ca mula (hardened part of the skin) · el κάλος (hardened part of the skin) · pt calo (hardened part of the skin) · fi kovettuma (hardened part of the skin) · gl amata (hardened part of the skin) · km ក្រិន (hardened part of the skin) · cmn 繭子 /茧子 (hardened part of the skin) · gl talo (hardened part of the skin) · ms kalus (material of repair in fractures of bone) · fr durillon (hardened part of the skin) · pdt Schwiel (hardened part of the skin) · ota ناصور (hardened part of the skin) · sdn incàddu (hardened part of the skin) · sc callu (hardened part of the skin) · he קלוס (hardened part of the skin) · ca call (hardened part of the skin) · fi känsä (hardened part of the skin) · km ពកស្លា (hardened part of the skin) · sdc gaddu (hardened part of the skin) · zlw-ocs kuřie řinda (hardened part of the skin) · uk мозо́ль (hardened part of the skin) · fa پینه (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · izh villi (hardened part of the skin) · vi chai (hardened part of the skin) · pl nagniotek (hardened part of the skin) · th ผิวหนังที่ด้านหนา (hardened part of the skin) · fa کلخچ (hardened part of the skin) · vo honaskin (hardened part of the skin) · nb træl (hardened part of the skin) · cmn 胼胝 (hardened part of the skin) · nv kébąąh ntłʼizgo daditánígíí (hardened part of the skin) · sk kurie oko (hardened part of the skin) · la callum (hardened part of the skin) · ca durícia (hardened part of the skin) · de Schwiele (hardened part of the skin) · sh žulj (hardened part of the skin) · az döyənək (hardened part of the skin) · cy caleden (hardened part of the skin) · ar جُسْأَة (hardened part of the skin) · es callosidad (hardened part of the skin) · fi haavasolukko (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · afb فالول (hardened part of the skin) · gl calo (hardened part of the skin) · fr cal (hardened part of the skin) · cmn 老繭 /老茧 (hardened part of the skin) · de Kallus (hardened part of the skin) · ang wearr (hardened part of the skin) · ar الكالس النباتات (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · de Kallus (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · scn caḍḍu (hardened part of the skin) · da valk (hardened part of the skin) · fa پینه (hardened part of the skin) · el τύλωμα (hardened part of the skin) · nn træl (hardened part of the skin) · de Hornhaut (hardened part of the skin) · es duricia (hardened part of the skin) · sc addu (hardened part of the skin) · it callo (hardened part of the skin) · eo kaluso (hardened part of the skin) · cs kuří oko (hardened part of the skin) · ja 胼胝 (hardened part of the skin) · hu bőrkeményedés (hardened part of the skin) · rif ařeffix (hardened part of the skin) · oc barda (hardened part of the skin) · fi kallus (material of repair in fractures of bone) · ms belulang (hardened part of the skin) · es callo (hardened part of the skin) · grc τύλη (hardened part of the skin) · fi uudisluu (material of repair in fractures of bone) · is sigg (hardened part of the skin) · sdn gaddu (hardened part of the skin) · fa شغه (hardened part of the skin) · cs mozol (hardened part of the skin) · mk кла́вус (hardened part of the skin) · es dureza (hardened part of the skin) · sv valk (hardened part of the skin) · ca cal·lus (hardened part of the skin) · da hård hud (hardened part of the skin) · hy կոշտուկ (hardened part of the skin) · ceb lupak (hardened part of the skin) · ab а́мса (hardened part of the skin) · nv kébąąh ntłʼizgo dah naaznilígíí (hardened part of the skin) · pl odcisk (hardened part of the skin) · az qabar (hardened part of the skin) · cmn 癒傷組織 /愈伤组织 (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · fr calus (hardened part of the skin) · ceb kubal (hardened part of the skin) · fi kallus (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · oc bast (hardened part of the skin) · mi pātio (hardened part of the skin) · bg мазо́л (hardened part of the skin) · he גרומת (hardened part of the skin) · tr nasır (hardened part of the skin) · hy կալուս (botany: new formation over the end of a cutting) · nl eelt (hardened part of the skin) · ab аӡа́ӷьа (hardened part of the skin) · tl lipak (hardened part of the skin) · ro bătătură (hardened part of the skin) · tl kalyo (hardened part of the skin) · ba һөйәл (hardened part of the skin) · qu khacha (hardened part of the skin) · ru мозо́ль (hardened part of the skin)